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10 Pitfalls That Can Impact VMWare Performance

10 Pitfalls That Can Impact VMWare Performance

Ensuring servers provide consistent performance is a primary goal for all infrastructure management services . A large portion of our servers are in a virtualized environment, and the additional complexity involved there can present some challenging performance...

Gain Greater Insight into Storage Device Operation with HD Tune

Gain Greater Insight into Storage Device Operation with HD Tune

This week we have a look at HD Tune, which analyzes and benchmarks storage devices.  HD Tune can be used on either hard disk drives (HDD) or solid state drives (SSD), which allows for comparisons between these different types of devices.  Here are some useful features...

Accelerating NPI/NPD Cycles: Strategies for Faster Time-to-Market

Accelerating NPI/NPD Cycles: Strategies for Faster Time-to-Market

Quickly bringing innovative products to market is every manufacturer’s goal.  To make that happen, companies often rely on two key processes: New Product Introduction (NPI) and New Product Development (NPD).  NPI focuses on the manufacturing and launch phases, while...

The Hidden Costs of Component Chaos When Creating Products

The Hidden Costs of Component Chaos When Creating Products

Manufacturing success often hinges on efficiency and precision, yet many organizations unknowingly suffer from “component chaos.” This chaos occurs when poor parts and supplier management lead to wasted time, increased costs, and diminished revenue. Without proper...

Streamlining Product Development with Lean Methodologies

Streamlining Product Development with Lean Methodologies

Product development is inherently a complex process, requiring problem-solving and project management skills. Lean manufacturing principles have helped relieve some of this complexity by revolutionizing the way products are designed and created. These principles...

Dropbox: Do Everything!

Dropbox: Do Everything!

I will assume that everyone reading this is familiar with Dropbox -- my favorite program ever -- but I would like to highlight some newer features and espouse the virtues of this program in case anyone is still living in 2007. Dropbox acts as a shared folder between...

Is the Cloud the Best for Application Management Services?

Is the Cloud the Best for Application Management Services?

As the push towards the cloud continues, the inertia of its popularity can leave CTOs with the impression that the world is black and white with only two options: in the cloud or not in the cloud. The nuances and diversity of solutions can therefore be lost in the...

5 Reasons You Want Windows 8 Now

5 Reasons You Want Windows 8 Now

Enjoying Windows 8, yet? I had been running Developer Builds and Consumer Previews for some time; I was super excited when I finally upgraded to the Windows 8 Pro Release build (for a promotional $15, I might add). Despite recently writing a guide on accessing...

The problem dispersed design teams face as they scale

The problem dispersed design teams face as they scale

SPK and Associates Co-Founder, Chris McHale, is joined by Cloud and Infrastructure expert, Mike Solinap to talk about engineering productivity in a post-Covid world.  Working remotely, engineering team are challenged by a lack of technology features including...

Accelerating Product Development with Engineering Operations

Accelerating Product Development with Engineering Operations

What is Engineering Operations (EngOps)? Why do you need it, and how do you effectively deploy it?There’s a strange interplay between IT and engineering teams in most firms. That’s because the tech stack that engineers need to design, build, test, and release products...

3 Ways Your PDM isn’t rolled out properly

3 Ways Your PDM isn’t rolled out properly

In this webinar, SPK and Associates co-founder Chris McHale is joined by Edwin Chung to discuss Engineering Ops.  We define Engineering Operations as all of the actionable work that takes place in order for your product teams to engineer your product.  And we believe...

Top 3 PLM Predictions from Oleg Shilovitsky — Talking Beyond PLM

Top 3 PLM Predictions from Oleg Shilovitsky — Talking Beyond PLM

SPK and Associates co-founder Chris McHale spoke with PLM expert Oleg Shilovitsky, founder of BeyondPLM.com, to get his top three product lifecycle management (PLM) predictions for 2015. PLM vendors will encounter greater complexity when delivering cloud solutions New...